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LEGO Invaders
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 On 06/23/2017 at 02:23 AM by Cary Woodham See More From This User » |
Well now that the excitement of last week’s E3 has died down, hopefully we can all get back to ‘normal,’ so to speak. So how about kicking back and relaxing while reading some of my most recent reviews at GamerDad.com? Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or two. I’d really appreciate it. First off is a slew of LEGO Dimensions packs followed by one of the weirdest Taito game combos I’ve seen in some time!
LEGO Dimensions: The Goonies Level Pack
The Goonies was a very popular movie when I was a kid, but for some reason, I never saw it in theaters. It didn’t hold my attention the way other movies like Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Back to the Future did. I know when it was on videotape, my friend’s cousin would always visit him in the summer and she’d always bring that movie with her and make us watch it every time she was around, so I got sick of it and avoided watching it again for a long time. Luckily I was able to catch it on TV a few weeks ago so it would be fresh on my mind and I could be prepared to write this review! The Goonies are also no strangers to video games, as there were two games that came out on the NES. The first was only available in Japan but you could play it on PlayChoice arcade machines in the US. The sequel was one of the earliest examples of a “Metroidvania” type of game and you played as Mikey and used a yo-yo as a weapon as you tried to stop the Fratelli gang again as they kidnapped your friends and Annie the mermaid. Yeah it was a little weird. But now, many years later, you can enjoy the Goonies in a video game again in LEGO form with the LEGO Dimensions The Goonies Level Pack. It’s pretty fun, as the level is told from the viewpoint of Sloth and Chunk. Only disappointment is that they didn’t put Cyndi Lauper’s “Good Enough” song in there.
LEGO Dimensions LEGO City Fun Pack
After being a Wii U exclusive during its lifespan, LEGO City: Undercover was recently released for nearly all current consoles. You play as Chase McCain, a heroic undercover police officer who is also a master of disguise. It plays a lot like Grand Theft Auto, only that it’s also family friendly and full of LEGOs. It’s actually one of the better LEGO games I’ve played and I recently reviewed it. Now you can extend the fun of that game with the LEGO City Fun Pack for LEGO Dimensions.
LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter Fun Pack
Please don’t kill me, but I’m just not a big Harry Potter fan. I read through the fourth book and got tired of it after that, same thing with the movies. But just because I’m not a fan, it doesn’t mean I HATE Harry Potter. I think the books are great for kids and the Harry Potter area at Universal Studios is AMAZING! I wish they could make a set for LEGO Dimensions based on Chronicles of Narnia, now that was a book series I was really into as a kid. But if you’re a fan of Harry Potter, there is a new Fun Pack out for LEGO Dimensions that you’ll think is pretty magical.
Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders (iPad)
I may not talk about them as much, but I’m a HUGE Taito fan. They have as much history behind them as Namco or Nintendo does! So what happens when you combine two of their most popular games: Arkanoid (BreakOut clone), and Space Invaders. Well you get this game, duh! It’s a mobile game and you move around the Arkanoid paddle at the bottom of the screen and must reflect Space Invader shots to destroy a certain number of invaders and/or blocks in each level. Lots of Taito characters make appearances as helpers, like Bub from Bubble Bobble, the kiwi from New Zealand Story, and even Time Gal! Only problem I had with the game was that it’s very difficult. And it’s not even a free-to-play game, so they don’t make it difficult just so you have to buy more power-ups. Or maybe I just suck at it, I don’t know.
This is one of the weirdest games I’ve played in a long time. It’s a puzzle game, and each level is a little lunchbox type toy with all sorts of buttons and switches and levers to mess around with. Reminds me of those baby activity boards that you can hook onto cribs, you know what I’m talking about? Anyway, you must flip knobs and switches in the right order to pass the level. It’s very fun, but a bit short. It was published by Double Fine, and they have a pretty good track record, so if you’re a fan of theirs, you might want to check this one out.
Harvest Moon: Lil’ Farmers (iPad)
The Harvest Moon farming sim series has been around for literally decades. And now they have a game on mobile devices designed for very young kids. It makes me wonder if they just found some generic little kid farming game and slapped the Harvest Moon name on it, though. Even so, it’s a cute diversion and I’m always up for reviewing games for small children, especially considering the site I write for. I think even older Harvest Moon fans might like this game for a little while as a simple little brainless time waster.
My two newest additions to my amiibo figure collection are from Fire Emblem. I don’t really play the games, so I can’t tell you more about them other than that, but I took pictures of them anyway! When I bought these, the store clerk seemed sad that I didn’t want the game to go along with them!
You play as a fox (what is it with foxes in video games lately). Actually you are a forest spirit who has possessed a fox, but you have the power to change seasons to solve puzzles and bypass obstacles in this 2-D puzzle platformer. Some of the puzzles defy logic and it’s not always clear where you need to go. And there’s a lot of backtracking. Plus there are no enemies to avoid or fight, so the game got kind of dull and I stopped playing. It looks beautiful and it’s not really a bad game, per se, but just a bit dull to me.
And finally is this 8-bit styled game. It combines the 2-D exploratory elements from Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link with combat similar to Kid Icarus, since your main weapon is a bow and arrow. It was actually a pretty good game until the difficulty spiked WAY up at a certain point in the adventure.
And that’s all for now! Thanks for reading and commenting on my reviews. I really appreciate it. Later! --Cary
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